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Wake Forest Campus Vigil For France Begins Today

Samina Engel reports on campus vigils to be held at Wake Forest University regarding the France terror attacks.

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Updated: 9:01 AM EST Nov 16, 2015

Wake Forest Campus Vigil For France Begins Today

Samina Engel reports on campus vigils to be held at Wake Forest University regarding the France terror attacks.

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Updated: 9:01 AM EST Nov 16, 2015

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WEBVTT FRENCH WARPLANES OF TARGETEDASYRIAN CITY THAT ICES CLAIMS ASITS CAPITAL.KENNY: TIMES LIKE THESE ARETRYING AND DIFFICULT BUT THEYALWAYS SEEM TO BRING PEOPLETOGETHER AND THIS TIME IS NODIFFERENT.THE SUPPORT PARIS IS RECEIVINGIS WORLDWIDE AND SEVERAL TRIADUNIVERSITIES ARE COMING TOGETHERTO SHOW THAT THEY STAND WITHPARIS.MANY OF THE STUDENTS WHOGATHERED FOR A VIGIL LAST NIGHTAT ELON UNIVERSITY EITHERTRAVELED TO PARIS OR KNOWSOMEONE WHO SPENT TIME IN THECITY.TWO HIGH POINT UNIVERSITYSTUDENTS WERE IN PARIS WHEN THEATTACKS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY.THEY ARE BOTH OK.TODAY, ANOTHER UNIVERSITY ISHOLDING A VIGIL.SAMINA ENGEL IS LIVE AT WAKEFOREST UNIVERSITY THIS MORNINGWITH MORE.SAMINA?SAMINA: TODAY'S VIGIL IS ANOPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS, STAFF,AND FACULTY TO WALK, REFLECT,PRAY AS PART OF THE UNIVERSITY'SSTEP TOWARD PEACE, A LIVINGVIGIL, A RESPONSE TO THEWIDESPREAD PAIN AND VIOLENCE,CAUSED BY ACTS OF TERROR,INCLUDING FRIDAY'S ATTACKS INPARIS.THE OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAINDESCRIBES TODAY'S VIGIL NOT ONLYAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GRIEVE, BUTTO GROW.THE VIGIL WILL BE HELD FROM 8:00A.M.TO 8:00 P.M. ON HEARN PLAZA.WE SPOKE TO ONE WAKE FORESTSTUDENT OVER THE WEEKEND, INPARIS WITH 5 OTHER AMERICANSTUDENTS WHEN THE ATTACKSHAPPENED.SHE SAYS THEY WERE TAKEN IN BY AFRENCH FAMILY, WHO TOLD THEMWHAT WAS HAPPENING, AND HELPEDTHEM IN WHEN THEY COULDN'T GETBACK TO THEIR HOTEL.THE NEXT DAY, REFLECTING ON WHATHAD HAPPENED.SO MANY PEOPLE DIED LASTNIGHT, SO MANY PEOPLE WERE YOUNGAND HAD LIVES FULL AHEAD OFTHEM.YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT'SGOING TO HAPPEN.SAMINA: BACK HERE AT WAKEFOREST, WAKE CHAPEL WILL BE OPENTHROUGHOUT TODAY FOR FACILITATEDPRAYERS.REPORTING LIVE IN WINSTON-SALEM,

Wake Forest Campus Vigil For France Begins Today

Samina Engel reports on campus vigils to be held at Wake Forest University regarding the France terror attacks.